Mary Fitzpatrick (born 20 February 1969) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a senator since June 2020.

Fitzpatrick emigrated in the 1980s, living and working abroad with roles in the hospitality, manufacturing, education and construction sectors.

Mary Fitzpatrick was one of three candidates selected for Fianna Fáil in Dublin Central, along with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Cyprian Brady.

In the early hours of the following morning, a letter had been hand-delivered from Ahern's office to 30,000 voters in the constituency, urging them to give their first preference to the Taoiseach and their second to Brady.

After Ahern's transfers secured Brady's election, Fitzpatrick complained that "I didn't think they'd go out to completely undermine me and shaft me.

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, who was not running again, said his loyalties this time would be with sitting TD Cyprian Brady and there was no hope of Fianna Fáil winning two seats in the constituency.

[11][12][13] During the campaign, former Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte, reacting to her appointment as Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Housing and Urban Development, said "You might as well wander down Grafton Street and see if you can meet a couple of good-looking women and say, 'Would you ever mind coming up for the photograph'."

It is a real shame that when women are given important jobs on their own merits, they have to deal with sexist comments from Pat Rabbitte.

[17][18] Suffering from the massive backlash against Fianna Fáil in Dublin she polled 10% of the vote, losing the final seat to Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin.